Obama/Biden Camp Election Day Coverage

Caption:U.S. Vice President Joseph 'Joe' Biden gestures on stage as he celebrates during an election night rally in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., in the early morning on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. President Barack Obama, the post-partisan candidate of hope who became the first black U.S. president, won re-election today by overcoming four years of economic discontent with a mix of political populism and electoral math. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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U.S. Vice President Joseph 'Joe' Biden gestures on stage as he celebrates during an election night rally in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., in the early morning on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. President Barack Obama, the post-partisan candidate of hope who became the first black U.S. president, won re-election today by overcoming four years of economic discontent with a mix of political populism and electoral math. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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